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CommonGround Newsbulletin 11 September 2012

Dear HumanDHS Friends

Inside this edition 11 – 17 September 2012

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9/11 anniversary marked by rejection of violence, prejudice
by Dominique and Mike Rychlik
On the 11th anniversary of September 11th, members of different faith groups stood together in… Continue reading

Fall Online Professional Course: Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction

University of Massachusetts Professional Course

Offered through the Center for Sustainable Building after Disasters

PRFTRN 104 – Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Sustainable Post-Disaster Reconstruction

CEU: 3.5

Description: Understanding the intersecting dynamics of human dignity, humiliation, and human rights in… Continue reading

Common Ground Newsbulletin 17 July

Dear HumanDHS Friends

Inside this edition 17 – 23 July 2012

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What can Iraq learn from Shakespeare?
by Shelina Janmohamed
Could one of Europe’s greatest romantic tragedies written in the 16th century tell us something about Iraq in the… Continue reading

Happiness: Towards a Holistic Approach to Development

Dear readers,

it is now roughly one year ago that the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 65/309. Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development.

That resolution titled “Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development”  states that
happiness is… Continue reading

AMARC and Rio+20: Right to Communicate

Dear HumanDHS Friends

AMARC and Rio+20 Summit: the right to communicate is a necessary condition for sustainable development

We, community radio representatives, wish to highlight that 20 years after the international meeting during which the post-industrial model was challenged for… Continue reading

MINI BOOK REVIEW: The Leaderless Revolution

MINI BOOK REVIEW: The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the Twenty-First Century.

Author: Carne Ross (2011). Published by Blue Rider Press, NY.

REVIEW
As a member of collaborative community working for global change,… Continue reading

EURIAS Fellowship Programme

Dear all,

Please find  the information on EURIAS Fellowship Programme:

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EURIAS (European Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme) call for applications will close on June 7th, 2012.

Please apply online at http://www.eurias-fp.eu before this deadline and circulate… Continue reading

Call for Papers: The Peace Education Special Interest Group of the American Educationa​l Research Associatio​n

Dear friends,

please find the

Call for Papers:

The Peace Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association

 

For more details please see the attachment:

CALL FOR PAPERS-PEACE SIG AERA 2013[1]

UNRISD NEWS: Counting down to Rio+20, and more…

Dear friends,

please find the information on ‘Rio+20’ and other news from the UNRISD-the United Nations Research Intsitute for Social Development eBulletin

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UNRISD is an autonomous institution within the UN system that carries out multidisciplinary research on the… Continue reading

The World Associatio​n of Community Radio Broadcaste​rs (AMARC) Calls for Legislativ​e Reform and Equitable Frequency Distributi​on in Indonesia

Dear friends,

The World Associatio​n of Community Radio Broadcaste​rs (AMARC) calls for Legislativ​e Reform and Equitable Frequency Distributi​on in Indonesia. Please see the details  below:

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AMARC Calls for Legislative Reform and Equitable Frequency Distribution in Indonesia 

May… Continue reading